beneath the wheel... hermann hesse

the inspiration behind the direction of this semester has been heavily driven by the literature that has inspired me in the last few months... hermann hesse has had a particular impact on my thought and his commonly adressed theme of education and indeed educational institutions is what is driven my idea for the script for the final presentation...

the book which will be readapted for the purposes of this assignment is called "beneath the wheel" and i have included a quick plot summary to give the basic idea of the premise of the storyline. 

"Hans Giebernath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village. When he is discovered to be an exceptionally gifted student, the entire community presses him onto a path of serious scholarship. Hans dutifully follows the regimen of study and endless examinations, his success rewarded only with more crushing assignments. When Hans befriends a rebellious young poet, he begins to imagine other possibilities outside the narrowly circumscribed world of the academy. Finally sent home after a nervous breakdown, Hans is revived by nature and romance, and vows never to return to the gray conformity of the academic system."

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25905.Beneath_the_Wheel

this storyline will be adapted in my case with the monastery itself replacing han's rebelious friend - in particular a narrative will be established between a full time elder of the woodfordia site and an apprentice / scholar confused with his direction. the animation will break down the 5 elements (eating, dwelling, making, moving, breathing) into different segments of their day together - and show how the monastery provides those living within it's walls a greater sense of consciousness...